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Dev tools · June 18, 2020

PayID

It's like an email address for payments

PayID launched on June 18, 2020 with 208 votes, #116 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

PayID is a protocol that enables payments across different networks using a universal address format similar to email. Users create a PayID (like alice$example.com) that maps to a URL and resolves to their payment address on various networks, whether traditional banking or blockchain-based. It simplifies cross-network payments by replacing complex account numbers with a standardized identifier that works across siloed payment systems.

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From the sources

PayID is a protocol that connects siloed payment networks through a universal address. A PayID (e.g. alice$example.com) can map to the URL https://example.com/alice and resolve to Alice's address on an underlying payment network (e.g. bank or blockchain).

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